Tako Luka

Tako Luka is an officially recognized derivative, and the result of creativity of imagining Megurine Luka's hair in the form of an octopus, in the same manner as Hachune Miku. This octopus had a very important involvement in Vocaloid fandom, most notably in the Japanese community. Both Tako Luka and Hachune Miku are seen as mascots side by side with their source characters.

Design
Tako Luka resembles an octopus and a deformed version of Megurine Luka's head, a Vocaloid 2 developed and distributed by Crypton Future Media. Complete with fleshy bangs resembling hair and eight tentacles. Her tentacles are pink and her face is a light flesh tone that has two black dots and a mouth, her cheeks have blushes on them. She wears what resembles headphones.

Her tentacles cascade from behind her and the front most tentacles rest in a diagonal position under her chin, which is kept elevated.

Personality
Her personality does not appear to be defined by her original creators, instead the fandom displays her personality has being a hyper and happy character who does random actions. Much like Hachune Miku.

Source: Vocaloid Wiki
Tako Luka is the indirect result of the Character Item War that was made to determine Luka's character item. Tako Luka was created by Sangatsu Youka, after realizing Luka's hair reminded him of an octopus. Her creation marked the end of the cyberskirmish that ensued in the wake of Luka's announcement and launch.

Source: Vocaloid Otaku
5. The first history of Tako Luka

Tako Luka was born in "Item War of Luka", and she finally ended the war.

(The first original picture drawn by Sangatsuyouka(三月八日))(Jan.08.2009)

http://piapro.jp/content/fak22tchggyplw4u

(The 2nd picture by Sangatsuyouka)(Jan.14.2009)

http://piapro.jp/content/y2hziyw5dfrhdhuh

Sangatsuyouka said "It is good that she has 8 hands, so she can have several things." He seems to have been disgusted with "Item War". It is said that the idea of 8 hands came out of his gentleness. He is a popular painter, and his picture is used on much Vocaloid videos. Among the pictures which he drew, we can find the origin of Tako Luka.

(The first video that uses Sangatsuyouka's picture)(Made by Kyokuhoku-P)(18:25JST Jan.30.2009)

Acceptance into Vocaloids
Tako Luka is one of the Vocaloid derivatives that became officially recognized by Crypton Future Media, the publisher of the Character Vocal Series for Vocaloid 2. The other derivatives bearing this distinction are Sakine Meiko, Akita Neru, Yowane Haku, and Hachune Miku.

Featured appearances

 * MikuMikuDance (MMD), 3D software
 * An MMD model of Tako Luka was created in January 2009 by modeler Masisi. See the Tako Luka (Masisi) page for details, and also see other Tako Luka models.


 * Project Diva (PD), game
 * Tako Luka makes random cameos in the PSP game, Hatsune Miku ~Project Diva~ and again in its sequel. Usually she is spotted scampering around the scene or waving her tentacles at the viewer.


 * Fanmade Promotional Videos (PV)
 * Tako Luka has a history of fanmade videos. Usually dancing or hanging around a setting with other Vocaloids, Megurine Luka in particular, commonly seen resting on her head.


 * Merchandise
 * Official licensed Tako Luka have been produced, such as phone charms and plush toys. She is also bundled with a Megurine Luka Nendoroid. If more than one version of Tako Luka is sold of any given item, a lottery is usually established for the item wherein one of 3 faces are able to be bought. However, the buyer will not be able to determine which of the 3 he or she receives. So far, this has been carried out with the Tako Luka plush doll and the charm.

Notable songs
The Historical Tako Luka Videos

Luka-sama kara Goaisatsu desu / ルカ様からご挨拶です
The first video that uses Sangatsuyouka's picture

Megurine Luka to Eigo de Oshaberi / 巡音ルカ と 英語でおしゃべり
The first Tako Luka video which got more than 100,000 view counts.

Kagamine Rin and Len make attempts to speak English to Tako Luka, which fail as they cannot pronounce their words correctly. Hatsune Miku comes in and asks Megurine Luka what to eat. As Luka deliberates what to eat in Japanese, Rin and Len realize that this whole time Luka could actually speak Japanese.

Maguro to Issho / まぐろといっしょ
The first original Luka song video in which Tako Luka appears

I am an octopus
The first Tako Luka song

Tako Luka Polka / たこルカポルカ
The first hit song of Tako Luka which got more than 50,000 view counts.

Maguro Tabetai / まぐろたべたい
The first big hit song of Tako Luka which got more than 100,000 view counts

Tako Luka Po-Pi-Po / たこルカぽっぴっぽー
The biggest hit video of Tako Luka which got more than 400,000 view counts in NicoNicoDouga and ended "The Item War of Luka"

Trivia

 * Tako Luka is not food, even though she is an octopus.
 * Fanarts making fun of this fact however has been made.
 * Tako Luka is not a severed head, she only resembles one.
 * To a morbid extent, this too has been a subject of guro fanart, comparing her to a headcrab.
 * Tako Luka marks the end of the item war procedure that has presumed since Hachune Miku. While it still goes on to a degree, for the large part it is mostly done as a joke now.

Gallery
Note; this is not a gallery for every fanart out there, just for reference